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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to inaugurate submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands  on Monday 10th August
High-speed Broadband connectivity for Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Undersea cable of nearly 2300 KM length between Chennai-Port Blair and Port Blair and 7 Islands
A big boost to e-governance, tourism and Information Technology
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation through video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable  connecting Chennai and Port Blair on 10th August, 2020. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep , Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat. This connectivity will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at par with other parts of India. The foundation stone for this project was laid by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 30th December 2018 at Port Blair.
Once inaugurated, the submarine OFC link will deliver bandwidth of 2 x 200 Gigabits per second  between Chennai and Port Blair, and 2 x 100 Gbps between Port Blair and the other islands. Provision of reliable, robust, and high-speed telecom and Broadband facilities in these Islands will be a landmark achievement from the viewpoint of consumers, as well as for strategic and governance reasons. 4G mobile services, which were constrained due to limited backhaul bandwidth provided via satellite will also see a major improvement.
Enhanced telecom and Broadband connectivity will boost tourism and employment generation in the Islands, give an impetus to the economy and raise standards of living. Better connectivity will also facilitate delivery of e-Governance services such as telemedicine and tele-education. Small enterprises will benefit from opportunities in e-commerce, while educational institutions will utilize the enhanced availability of bandwidth for e-learning and knowledge sharing. Business Process Outsourcing services and other medium and large enterprises will also reap the benefits of better connectivity.
The project is funded by the Government of India through the Universal Service Obligation Fund  under the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited  executed this project while Telecommunications Consultants India Limited  are the Technical Consultants. About 2300 Kms of Submarine OFC cable has been laid at a cost of about Rs 1224 Crore, and the project has been completed in time.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Subdued Rainfall activity very likely to continue over Northwest, Central and Western parts of peninsular India for next 5-6 days
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department  Significant Weather Features are as follows:
- The northern Limit of southwest monsoon  continues to pass through Lat. 26°N / Long. 70°E,
Barmer, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala and Amritsar.
- Prevailing meteorological conditions, large scale atmospheric features and the forecast wind pattern by dynamical models suggest that no favourable conditions are likely to develop for further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and Punjab during next 5 days. Hence, subdued rainfall activity is very likely to continue to prevail over Northwest, Central and Western parts of Peninsular India during next 5-6 days. Isolated/scattered thunderstorm activity accompanied with lightning & rainfall is also likely over these regions during this period.
- As predicted, Heat Wave conditions has abated from the plains of Northwest India with occurrence of only isolated heat wave over Haryana yesterday. Yesterday, Fairly widespread rainfall has occurred over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and adjoining parts of West Uttar Pradesh due to a Western Disturbance bringing respite from the prevailing Heat Wave conditions.
- Maximum Temperatures over the plains of Northwest India are likely to fall by 3-4°C today and no significant change is likely thereafter. Subsequently, no heat wave conditions are likely over the region during next 5 days.
- Under the influence of strong moist southwesterly winds at lower tropospheric levels from
Bay of Bengal to northeast & adjoining east India and a trough at mean sea level from Northwest
Rajasthan to Nagaland;
- Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall very likely over Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam & Meghalaya during next 5 days.
- Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Bihar, Assam & Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 5 days.
- Moderate to severe thunderstorm accompanied by frequent cloud to ground lightning very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, north Chhattisgarh and Gangetic West Bengal during next 24 hours. This may cause injuries leading to casualties to
people and animals staying outdoors.
PIB Headquarters
Job Fair in Chennai
The National Career Service Centre for SC/ST, Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training, Santhome, Chennai-4 is going to organize a “JOB FAIR/ROJGAR MELA” in collaboration with M/s. Workfreaks Corporate Services Private Ltd., Chennai on 30.10.2019.
Job fair will be held in the office of the National Career Service for SC/ST, Santhome High Road, Chennai-4  between 9.30 AM to 4.00 PM on 30.10.2019.
Vacancies are available in various private companies in the areas of BPO/Banking/Insurance/E-Commerce/Education/IT/Advertising and FMCG/HR/Marketing and Sales etc. for both freshers and experienced. The salary will be ranging from Rs.10,000/- to 30,000/- per month.
Candidates in the age group between 22 years to 35 years can participate. Preference will be given to graduates and above but candidates with +2/Higher Secondary qualifications will also be considered if found suitable for the posts.
Though preference will be given to SC/ST candidates, general candidates who have the requisite qualifications and experience will also be considered, and are also invited to participate in the job fair. The candidates willing to participate in the job fair may apply/register their names in the link given below up to 28.10.2019.
Link: www.workfreaks.in/applyjob
Those candidates who have not registered can walk in directly to the venue and register. Also Free registration in the NCS job portal will be done for the candidates who attend the job fair. The candidates are requested to bring their Aadhar card number for registration in NCS job portal, according to the press release issued by Shri Sujit Kumar Sahool, Sub Regional Employment Officer, Chennai.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism to organise its first G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting from 7th to 9th February 2023 in Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
Thrust will be on 5 priority areas of tourism during G20 i.e greening of tourism sector, power of digitisation, empowering youth with skills, nurturing tourism MSMEs/ startups and strategic management of destinations: Tourism Secretary
Under the framework of G20, Ministry of Tourism will organise its first Tourism Working Group meeting from 7th to 9th February 2023 in Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
Briefing the Media in New Delhi today, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Shri Arvind Singh said that in G20, there are 5 inter related priority areas for tourism . Accordingly, thrust will be on these five priorities areas i.e. greening of tourism sector, harnessing the power of digitisation, empowering youth with skills, nurturing tourism MSMEs/ startups and rethinking the strategic management of destinations. He further explained that side events on Rural and Archaeological tourism will be organised to promote tourism during the first Working Group Meeting. He also informed that success stories of Indian tourism will be showcased to the foreign delegates during the same.
The Secretary disclosed that one of the priorities through G20 platform is to reach a consensus on how the SDG goals will be achieved by 2030. As a part of this, there will be emphasis on sustainable tourism which is important not only for environment but also to create opportunities for local enterprise.
Shri Arvind Singh said that G20 will help in raising awareness about the tourism potential of India at the global level as the delegates of the meetings at 55 different locations will be exposed to Indian culture and tourist destinations. He also informed that delegates of Rann of Kutch meeting will be taken to Dholavira which is a UNESCO world heritage site and through this people in our own country and in other countries will come to know about such sites which will help in enhancing tourism.
The Secretary also added that the improvement in hospitality and management skills of the local populace, especially the youth who would attend to the influx of tourists is also an agenda. The same has also been one of the key highlights of the budget for FY2023-24. He also mentioned that there will be live demonstrations of the local arts and handicrafts before the delegates and also the farewell gifts to the delegates will be under the One District One Product initiative.
Giving more details, Shri Arvind Singh said that 3 mega tourism related events are being organised to take advantage of the G20 Presidency. These include Global Investors’ Summit in April, MICE Convention and meeting of World Tourism CEOs Forum. These are in addition to the G20 related events.
Shri Arvind Singh also informed that Ministerial level Communique, entailing the direction which the different countries have agreed upon to take forward during G20 meetings, will be presented at the end of the summit. The different places chosen for the G20 events will encompass different flavours like rural, archaeological, historical etc.
Ministry of Finance
Growth of Indian Economy
As per the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018 report of the United Nations, the Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018-19 and 7.4 per cent in 2019-20. The report indicates that the outlook for India remains largely positive, underpinned by robust private consumption and public investment as well as ongoing structural reforms.
Share of public sector  in total Gross Fixed Capital Formation  increased from 21.4 per cent in 2011-12 to 23.3 per cent in 2014-15 and further to 25.1 per cent in 2016-17 . The share of public GFCF in GDP at current prices increased from 7.0 per cent in 2014-15 to 7.2 per cent in 2016-17. The average contribution of public sector GFCF to GDP growth was 9.5 per cent from 2014-15 to 2016-17, as compared to 3.0 per cent in 2012-13.
The confidence in the Indian economy has increased on account of policy measures taken up by the Government and the Reserve Bank of India. Moody’s rating agency upgraded India’s local and foreign currency issuer rating to Baa2 with a stable outlook from Baa3 on the expectation that continued progress in India’s economic reforms will enhance India’s growth potential over time. According to World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2018 Report, India’s ranking improved by 30 positions to 100th rank in 2018. As per the World Economic Forum, India’s rank in Global Competitiveness Index is 40 out of 137 countries in 2017-18, improvement over 71 out of 144 countries in 2014-15 and 55 out of 140 countries in 2015-16.
The Government of India has taken various initiatives to improve the confidence in the Indian economy and boost the growth of the economy and which, inter-alia, include; fillip to manufacturing, concrete measures for transport and power sectors as well as other urban and rural infrastructure, comprehensive reforms in the foreign direct investment policy, special package for textile industry, push to infrastructure development by giving infrastructure status to affordable housing and focus on coastal connectivity. For highways development the Bharatmala Pariyojana has been launched. The Government has launched a phased program for bank recapitalization. This entails infusion of capital to the public sector banks, which is expected to encourage banks to enhance lending. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was enacted to achieve insolvency resolution in a time bound manner. The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax  has provided a significant opportunity to improve growth momentum by reducing barriers to trade, business and related economic activities. Budget 2018-19 included various measures to provide a push to the economy, which among others, include major push to infrastructure via higher allocation to rail & road sector, reduced corporate tax rate of 25 per cent for companies with turnover up to Rs. 250 crore which is expected to help 99 per cent of MSMEs, etc.
This was stated by Shri P. Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Finance in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
HON'BLE RAKSHA MANTRI ONBOARD INDIAN NAVY'S P8I AIRCRAFT
Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, during his visit to Mumbai undertook a sortie on the Indian Navy P8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft.
During the mission, long range surveillance, electronic warfare, imagery intelligence, ASW missions and Search & Rescue capabilities employing the state-of-the-art mission suite and sensors were demonstrated.
The induction of P8I aircraft commencing 2013, have significantly enhanced Indian Navy's persistent surveillance operations in the Indian Ocean Region .
The flight crew for this sortie comprised of two Pilots and seven Naval Air Operations Officers including three women officers..
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
SEZ Policy
The Special Economic Zones  policy was launched in April, 2000. The Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, was passed by Parliament in May, 2005 which received Presidential assent on the 23rd of June, 2005. The SEZ Rules, 2006 came into effect on 10th February, 2006. The salient features of the SEZ scheme are:-
- A designated duty free enclave to be treated as a territory outside the customs territory of India for the purpose of authorised operations in the SEZ;
- No licence required for import;
- Manufacturing or service activities allowed;
- The Unit shall achieve Positive Net Foreign Exchange to be calculated cumulatively for a period of five years from the commencement of production;
- Domestic sales subject to full customs duty and import policy in force;
- SEZ units will have freedom for subcontracting;
- No routine examination by customs authorities of export/import cargo;
- SEZ Developers /Co-Developers and Units enjoy tax benefits as prescribed in the SEZs Act, 2005.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme to provide free food grains to migrant labour kicks off
Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat package, Government of India has decided that food grains will be provided free of cost at the rate of 5 Kg per month for two months i.e. May and June 2020, to about 8 Crore migrant labour who are not covered under NFSA or State scheme PDS cards. The total estimated cost of about Rs. 3500 Crore for implementation of this scheme will be fully borne by Government of India. All India Allocation of food grains under this scheme is 8 Lakh Metric Tonnes .
Delivery of food grains under this scheme has already started by Food Corporation of India . Today 1109 MT rice was issued from Tamil Nadu and 151 MT from Kerala to the respective State Governments for further distribution to the eligible migrant labour. Every arrangement has already been made to deliver food grains under this scheme across the country and sufficient stocks have been positioned in every State and Union Territory  of India. For meeting the requirements in any part of the country, stocks have been positioned in 2122 warehouses spread across the length and breadth of the country, including islands of Andaman and Lakshadweep. Food grain stocks in consuming states/UTs are being regularly replenished through movement of stocks from producing areas by rail, road and sea routes.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
NADA and NDTL to organise “WADA Athlete Biological Passport Symposium- 2022” from 12th to 14th October, 2022
Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur will address the opening session
It is the first ever Symposium of its kind being organised in India
The National Anti-Doping Agency  and National Dope Testing Laboratory  are organizing the “WADA Athlete Biological Passport  Symposium- 2022” from 12th to 14th October, 2022 in New Delhi. Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur will address the opening session of the Symposium.
The first WADA ABP Symposium was hosted by the Anti-Doping Lab Qatar  in November 2015, in Doha, Qatar. The second WADA ABP Symposium was organized by the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine  ain 2018, in Rome, Italy. This is the third WADA ABP Symposium and is being hosted in India for the first time. Two hundred plus participants from 56 Countries, WADA Officials, representatives and Experts from different National Anti-Doping Organizations, Athlete Passport Management Units  and WADA Accredited Laboratories are participating in this Symposium.
The main topic of discussion in this symposium will be recent trends, successes and challenges with the ABP, Managing confounding Factor affecting the steroidal Module, Evolving strategic testing for the ABP etc and will help WADA to work towards the detection and eradication doping in sports through APMUs.
Since NDTL is in the process of setting up an APMU in India, this Symposium would help to create the necessary expertise in the country and will help the Indian Sports by strengthening the Anti-doping programme of India and also enable us to become a regional leader in anti-doping. Establishing an APMU would enable India to build our capabilities in sports and become a sporting power to support Prime Minister Modi's Vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
Ministry of Finance
The State of Jammu and Kashmir joins GST today making the GST truly a “ one nation, one tax” regime.
The President of India has promulgated today two ordinances, namely, the Central Goods and Services Tax  Ordinance, 2017 and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax  Ordinance, 2017 extending the domain of Central GST Act and the Integrated GST Act to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, with effect from 8th July, 2017. With this, the State of Jammu and Kashmir has become part of the GST regime, making GST truly a “ one nation, one tax” regime.
Earlier, the Goods and Services Tax was launched in the country from the midnight of 1st July, 2017. However, because of the special provisions applicable to the State of Jammu and Kashmir extra steps had to be taken before the State could join the GST fold.
On 6th July 2017, the State of Jammu and Kashmir had taken the first step towards adopting the GST regime with the President of India giving assent to the Constitution  Amendment Order, 2017. Resultantly, the One Hundred and First Amendment Act, 2016 to the Constitution of India that paved the way for introduction of GST in the country, became applicable to the State of Jammu and Kashmir also. Following this, on 7th July, 2017, the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 was passed by the State Legislature, empowering the State to levy State GST on intra-state supplies with effect from 8th July, 2017.
Concomitantly, the President of India has promulgated two ordinances, namely, the Central Goods and Services Tax  Ordinance, 2017 and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax  Ordinance, 2017 extending the domain of Central GST Act and the Integrated GST Act to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, with effect from 8th July, 2017.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
MoS L Murugan visits remote Avangkhu village, sanctions Rs 14.99 lac to Phek district for screening films for children
Union MoS for Information & Broadcasting, Fisheries, Veterinary & Dairying L Murugan became the first Union Minister to visit India’s first village on the Indo-Myanmar border in Phek district of Nagaland. The Union Minister flew into the remote village from Phek HQs in a chopper in the morning where he was given a rousing traditional welcome by the villagers, leaders and womenfolk.
Speaking at the public interaction programme held at the International Trade Centre in Avangkhu, Dr L Murugan recalled about Modi Government's commitment towards developing the North East including the border areas of the region. He again reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision that the last village is India’s first village.
Highlighting India’s seriousness towards the Act East Policy, the MoS announced that the two lane road upto Avangkhu border has already been sanctioned and work will start soon. He said this will pave the way for the development of border regions. He expressed the hope that the International Trade Centre at Avangkhu will also witness increased business activities due to increase in trade volume and better connectivity.
Dwelling on the piggery development in the state, Dr Murugan said National Livestock Mission  has been supporting entrepreneurs of the state and strengthening farm infrastructure and technology. He informed that in the last nine years, around Rs 1,770 lakhs have been provided to the state government as assistance under the NLM in the piggery sector.
The Union Minister along with other officials also visited the India-Myanmar border to take stock of the exact situation prevailing there. He said during his interaction with the villagers of the border village Avangkhu, they are very happy to see development activities taking place in the North East region.
During his three day tour, he also visited Chesezu village in Phek district where it claimed that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose camped in the village during World War II. The Minister also paid a visit to Vezo Swuro who was associated with Netaji during the reported stay in the village.
Later speaking at the interaction programme with the villagers, Dr Murugan said as part of Modi government’s initiatives to pay tribute to Netaji and INA and highlight their sacrifices, for the first time during the Republic Day, the members of INA veterans took a march in the parade. Three islands in Andaman & Nicober Islands have also been renamed in honour of Netaji. After 75 years of Independence, the statue of Subhash Chandra Bose has been erected at the Kartavaya Path in New Delhi.
Our government also celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji for whole one year under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. He also announced that a grant of Rs 14.99 lac has been allocated to Phek district for exhibition of children’s films in the district.
He later interacted with offcials of DIPR, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and units of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting based in Kohima.